fluted or carbon
02-14-2003, 03:40 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: hurlock maryland USA
Posts: 13
fluted or carbon
i use 2213s to shootfrom my bow and it is set at 70lbs,i wont to turn it up a bit but these arrows wont shoot str past 70. i saw the fluted arrows in cabelas and they are supose to be 33 percent stronger and liter. carbons i have never shot but i dont like the small dieamater but do like the wide range of bow weights you can shoot with one arrow size . any info app.
02-14-2003, 08:52 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern PA USA
Posts: 1,398
RE: fluted or carbon
I used the CAE X-caliber arrows for a few years. I now shoot carbon.
The fluted aluminums are pretty light, and are flat shooting, somewhat like carbon. They are fairly easy to tune with the diameter of regular aluminums, the fletch will clear shoot-through rests easier than most carbons, especially with helical fletch. The flutes made it difficult (for me) to check the arrow for straightness with a regular arrow straightener. You will definitely need an arrow straightener due to the thin wall construction of the shafts. They bend easily, and are also somewhat more brittle than regular Easton aluminums. I was shooting into a fairly hard foam target back then, and it was tough to get 4 or 5 arrows out of a dozen that would shoot with broadheads with consistency, due to the fact that they bent easily. I always questioned whether the arrow that just shot well with the broadhead would still shoot well after I pulled it out of the target. I did use an inexpensive Pioneer arrow straightener on them and could get them pretty straight by looking down the flutes to check for bends. The day I finally decided to get something else was when I climbed up to the top of the local mountain long before daylight, and had a tough time carrying everything through a patch of laurel. I did see two nice bucks that morning, but thankfully did not get a shot, because when I got home, I found that some of my arrows, including the one I had nocked that morning, were bent, and shot nearly 6" away from where they had shot just a few days before. That' s when I decided to give carbon a try. My first year with carbons was frustrating, but I have since learned to tune better, and the present ICS carbons are somewhat easier to tune and get rest clearance with than the older, skinny, pultruded carbons.
I' m not saying that carbons are perfect arrows, but unless I was ready to go to heavy aluminums, like 2219 or something, I will stick with the carbons.
The fluted aluminums are pretty light, and are flat shooting, somewhat like carbon. They are fairly easy to tune with the diameter of regular aluminums, the fletch will clear shoot-through rests easier than most carbons, especially with helical fletch. The flutes made it difficult (for me) to check the arrow for straightness with a regular arrow straightener. You will definitely need an arrow straightener due to the thin wall construction of the shafts. They bend easily, and are also somewhat more brittle than regular Easton aluminums. I was shooting into a fairly hard foam target back then, and it was tough to get 4 or 5 arrows out of a dozen that would shoot with broadheads with consistency, due to the fact that they bent easily. I always questioned whether the arrow that just shot well with the broadhead would still shoot well after I pulled it out of the target. I did use an inexpensive Pioneer arrow straightener on them and could get them pretty straight by looking down the flutes to check for bends. The day I finally decided to get something else was when I climbed up to the top of the local mountain long before daylight, and had a tough time carrying everything through a patch of laurel. I did see two nice bucks that morning, but thankfully did not get a shot, because when I got home, I found that some of my arrows, including the one I had nocked that morning, were bent, and shot nearly 6" away from where they had shot just a few days before. That' s when I decided to give carbon a try. My first year with carbons was frustrating, but I have since learned to tune better, and the present ICS carbons are somewhat easier to tune and get rest clearance with than the older, skinny, pultruded carbons.
I' m not saying that carbons are perfect arrows, but unless I was ready to go to heavy aluminums, like 2219 or something, I will stick with the carbons.
02-17-2003, 02:31 PM
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lancaster CA USA
Posts: 28
RE: fluted or carbon
I' m sure your going to get more info on this subject than you can digest. I just switched from aluminum to carbon at Christmas. I only had minor sight adjustments. No problems with bending ever again. The only problems I' ve noticed from arrow to arrow on the set I got is that the fletching isn' t perfect which is the same on aluminum. I' m not sure where all the talk of tuning comes from. Buy the weight (spine) that matches your draw weight and you should be fine.
02-17-2003, 06:04 PM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: chewelah wa USA
Posts: 579
RE: fluted or carbon
i used the fluted last year they flew good but where a pain to fletch.i am know shooting gold tips and like they alos better.. the fluted arrows didnt bend but they would get kinks in them if they hit anything hard..
